Ozias comment “Please support the modest Clallam County general fund levy lid lift this November so we can maintain service across all departments, from SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES to PUBLIC HEALTH to COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT to ELECTIONS. The county has worked very hard to cut costs and BUILD EFFICENCIES, but without additional support from you, we will be forced to consider ADDITIONAL PAINFUL CUTS” — Commissioner Mark Ozias
This is not a comment, this is a threat to the community! His naming the very offices that protect us, is a way to hold us hostage. Instead, he could have looked deeper and named many other areas that should be cut WAY before our safety and security. That is called being part of the solution.
In the least, the County Commissioners should step forward and offer to take pay cuts so that along with the rest of us, they would feel the ADDITIONAL PAINFUL CUTS and not have other people feel the pain and devastation when they lose their jobs! We need more police not threats!
Clallam County provides services as required by law or mandated BY THE PUBLIC. Through EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT of PERSONNEL and other resources, the County strives to provide the basic facilities and programs which promote HEALTH, SAFETY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS CITIZENS.
Core Values
• Leadership
• Collaboration
• ACCOUNTABILITY
• COMMUNICATION with our EMPLOYEES and CITIZENS
• Partnerships with industry
• Customer service
LONG-TERM GOALS:
Clallam County's Strategic Plan contains thirteen long-term goals: (Here are the TOP three)
• Keep Clallam County Government Effective
• Provide for the SAFETY and SECURITY of County citizens
Weird...I've never seen any Leadership, Accountability, or Communication with citizens, come out of any of our Commissioners for many years! Are you sure that our Commissioners have read their own Mission Statement?!?!?!
Clallam County Scrambles to Close $1.9 Million Budget Gap Without Layoffs
• by Radio Pacific, Inc
• October 9, 2025
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County officials are working to avoid layoffs as they address a projected $1.9 million budget deficit for 2026.
County Administrator Todd Mielke presented a preliminary budget this week, saying the shortfall—originally estimated at nearly $3.3 million—was reduced through one-time and recurring revenue sources, as well as spending cuts.
“If you had asked me six weeks ago where I thought we were, I would have said we were looking at eliminating the equivalent of 20 to 25 positions. I’m happy to say there’s a way — using a lot of one-time budget adjustments — that won’t require any reductions. It’s not sustainable, it gets us through one year,” said Mielke.
Revenue boosts include $549,000 from water project fund transfers, $200,000 in surplus property sales, and increased tax and fee projections. Spending cuts total over $1 million, including reductions in grants, labor placeholders, and software costs.
The proposed $55.7 million general fund budget includes $58.2 million in expenditures—up nearly 5 percent from 2025—driven mostly by payroll and benefits.
Commissioners are weighing six budget options, ranging from temporary fixes to cuts affecting up to 11 full-time positions. No decisions have been made.
- They are considering a "one-time" dip into reserves to bridge the gap. This puts off the hard decisions and kicks the can down the road until next year.
- Announcing that they are going to lay off 25 people, and then announcing they have done the hard work to keep them all, is just a way to pat themselves on the back and show the public how creative they are, like they are putting in the hard work. I'd guess that was always the plan so that they can pat themselves on the back.
- The $549k from a water project, I believe, was earmarked for the Dungeness Off-Channel Reservoir that is awaiting $30 million in funding from FEMA. With federal funding uncertainty, I think they feel comfortable bringing that money back into the general fund for now... but they could need it later if the project gets greenlit.
- I'm not sure about the $200k in surplus property sales. I sat through that, and have forgotten.
- Part of the spending cuts are to the Clallam Conservation District. They aren't funding them $60k/year anymore because YOU are funding them $2 million over the next decade. They call that savings.
The shell game (also known as thimblerig, three shells and a pea, the old army game) is a public gambling game that challenges players to follow the movement of a marker hidden under one of several covers (shells). In practice, the game is almost always run as a confidence trick that uses sleight of hand to transfer the marker between covers.
Easiest way to look at it. Robbing Peter to pay Paul. In a few short months, some other long forgotten and overlooked program will have a shortfall and they will have to find another "can" to kick down the road.
It's called extortion, or if you want to use the political term, it's called quid pro quo. The Mafia used it very effectively for years by telling store owners that they would be protected from the thugs if they paid the Mafia x amount of dollars per year for protection. Granted, the Mafia was/were the thugs that store owners were paying the Mafia to save them from. It's quite ingenious and eliminates those horrible middlemen. As for the County Commissioners taking a pay cut...surely, you jest. They're working very, very hard to rip you off. Have a heart.
This is a threat! And Ozias IS holding us all hostage. Free pizza, anyone? “Please support the modest Clallam County general fund levy lid lift this November so we can maintain MODEST service across all departments"
all the press about the possible layoffs is how they make sure all the county employees vote in favor of the levy lift. How can this county avoid excessive tax increases when govt is such a large portion of employment with salaries and benefits the private sector can't afford
Good article, hope people’s eyes are opening up. A friend of mine had an encounter at his elderly father’s house. His father lives off a road and down a private road along with 3 other neighbors. His dad saw a car down by his shop and told my friend. The friend went down there to find an Oregon car with a guy and women in it. He tapped on the window and asked what they were doing there. They said they came up from Oregon and was looking for a place to sleep. Not here you aren’t and in not such kind words get out of here. He could tell that they were druggies. Thank goodness he was there who knows what would have happened.
I find these people come down our private road at least 4-5 times a week and we have to chase them off. There’s to much drug abuse, stealing, and I’m scared physical altercations going on.
Citizens of CLALLAM COUNTY, please don’t take Ozias fear monger make you vote differently, the only way we can get to right the wrong is to stand up to them!!
How could anyone take a thing Ozias says as truthful? Go ahead threaten your own constituents. This is how far left of reality he is. It makes me mad that he gets paid. I think pigs have a higher IQ and work for free!
The animal not the officer.
Let’s put livestock in his place. They can grunt out yes or no.
It’s got to happen. How can anyone feel like they are being served and represented my these elected officials.
I’m offended. And perplexed that Ozias just doesn’t give a sh** about how he is perceived. 3 unanswered emails to his office. Can’t even do the minimum and acknowledge I reached out.Another display of how little he cares about us.
There is a win win, but the politicians we elect will not get us there. The preoccupation with minority-ism in it's infinite forms, ( indigenous, darker skin color, female, ancestry, ethnicity, sexual deviancy, drug addicted, obesity, DEI, MWBE, LGBTQ+ etc. ), must end. In aggregate this futile pursuit of some utopian equality is horribly expensive and it is unattainable. The nature of nature is that we are all unique. We cannot and never will be all "the same". All of the investment in minority-ism can be moved to safety and security where it does and will protect everyone equally.
We saw a man waving a machete at Carrie Blake park yesterday. The children from the kids Orchestra noticed him walking through the band shell buildings. The police were called but by the time an officer showed up the man had “disappeared”. Stay safe Sequim……they are everywhere these days!!!
Erin, thank you for telling us about this. Putting the safety of Clallam County Citizens is on the bottom of the list and threatening to be the first cuts made is a breaking point! How could they let it get this bad? Why should children be at risk? Will it take a tragic incident to force the Commissioners to do their job? I'm ashamed they represent us, or rather don't represent us.
AFB, above, Chris Clark just named another incident that seems to happen to TWO citizens. I don't blame the police, what can they do when they are underemployed, underpaid, under-supported and under careless Commissioners.
How many more under-reported incidences are out there?
I support law enforcement, don't get me wrong...but clearly we the people are and have been the only ones available when seconds count and police are (many) minutes away!
They ARE doing 'their job'! It's to destroy our society and culture to make way for NWO agendas...none of this is by 'accident'...we are under siege and it's going to get much much worse, unfortunately, as the entire system is corrupt.
My daughter described him as a 40-50 year old dirty guy who was large and husky, almost bald, wearing a silver chain and a gold chain, with an oversized Carhartt jacket where he had the machete stashed. He was walking down the breezeway when the kids were going in for Orchestra practice. He wasn’t mean or menacing to the kids but apparently was outside waving the hidden machete around enough to draw attention and a lady saw him and called the police.
Maybe LE should hand out business cards to the unregistered sex offenders they encounter that lists Ozias' address and just the words, "Free housing & pizza."
That way all sex offenders will have an address to be registered to.
How about just multiple judges running for office next time.... two of our sitting judges were appointed by Inslee. One is a "hanging judge" already, but he isn't logical, and he's all ego.
“The bulk of the county’s money goes toward personnel costs. Payroll is at $29.573 million, or 51 percent, while benefits are at $11.639 million, or 20 percent. Other expenditures include $1.682 million (3 percent) for supplies, $9.679 million (16 percent) for services, $1.351 million (2 percent) for capital, $1.528 million (3 percent) for transfers out, $2.377 million (4 percent) for payment to risk management/WC funds and $392,000 (1 percent) for debt service.
“Expenditures for 2026 are expected to be 4.81 percent (or $2.647 million) more than 2025, according to the presentation.”
In other words, you have too many employees for your budget. Doesn’t that tell you it’s time to trim the fat, along with stupid crap like paying for a poet laureate???
Proof that governments are not for citizens, schools are not for children, and hospitals are not for patients. They are to take tax money and turn it into jobs for people who will continue to vote to take more.
The benefits are over 39% of payroll. I believe benefits are one of the big item destroying America, those with versus those without.
Not including benefits in their remuneration is a subterfuge used by our teachers and others like the Director of Clallam County Conservation District.
My rule of thumb: always add 40%. (I include the employer’s, the taxpayers’ share of FICA, Medicare, and other payroll taxes, which are for the benefit of the employee).
Don, you are spot on! ALWAYS add 35-40% of the stated salary to the actual cost of an employee, with the caveat that any pension portion of that compensation package continues on ad infinitum. Which is why so many municipal governments have found themselves in or near bankruptcy in the past couple of decades. Examples of this across the country abound ...
I bet County Administrator Todd Mielke would know off the top of his head. Or you could ask him how many employees there are and divide that by the payroll. Here is his email; he's very responsive: Todd.Mielke@clallamcountywa.gov
Is this it?? Average Annual Wage (Clallam County, 2024): $55,854
Covered Employment (Clallam County, 2024): 24,683 jobs
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Washington Employment Security Department: Provides detailed labor market information and reports for Clallam County, including average annual wages for covered employment.
Indeed and Salary.com: Offer salary information for specific positions within Clallam County, though these are often based on self-reported data and may not reflect the total payroll.
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Salaries - How much does Clallam County pay? - Indeed
How much does Clallam County in the United States pay? Average Clallam County hourly pay ranges from approximately $20.66 per hour.
Being on both sides of the table, most employees have no idea how expensive it is to keep them on the payroll. It speaks volumes about why undocumented workers are an on going thing. Employers need to let their workers see the numbers. I think most would be stunned.
One county commissioner stated to me that his number one priority for our tax dollars is public safety. He shows this by rubber stamping every request for money that supports programs that seem to be undermining public safety. Free pizza to entice addicts to quit the addiction. Taxpayer funded housing for homeless and non-profits who make a living from perpetuating rather than solving the problems. The list goes on. Actions have consequences. Science classes taught me that any action has a equal and opposite reaction. Consequences need to be delt out for unlawful behavior. Vagrants (someone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support) should be dealt with legally, not housed in free buses and allowed, or encouraged, to take up space on our street, sidewalks, alleyways, store parking lots, parks, private drives, etc.. So much for public safety being the number one priority. Put OUR MONEY where your mouth is. Shame!
Re-election and NGOs that support them. That's their goal, the only goal of Kommissar Ozias and his fellow hoods. CC has sunk to the very low level of Chicago and Washington D.C. Voters who are clueless vote for these idiots? Why? Campaign contributions get their names 'recognized' and people vote the recognition not the facts. NGOs and the Tribe know this...
Does anyone remember when Port Angeles was in the running for best place to live in the US? Back around 2015? Guess what happens when you point out the amenities, the weather, the diversity, and the freebies to the rest of the world? Yes...they find you and they stake their own claim. As an example, please see California.
Face it, Port Angeles is now one of the 'go to' destinations for the down and out, the addicted and addled, and those looking for a handout and not a hand up. Beautiful scenery and an oh so compassionate crowd willing to overlook your peccadillos and even forgive your bail. As long as you have a lack of police presence, a lack of prosecutorial strength, and a lack of common sense on your council, it will continue.
Some of you may remember a couple years ago or so, a local infant died in a house full of fentanyl smoke. There was also an infant death in Port Townsend where the baby was left with his addicted father in an encampment. In the PA council meeting presentation this week Bernbaum finally admitted WA has a serious problem yet doesn't seem clear on the root of the problem or what we should do about it:
“So we passed the policy that made it harder to affect separations in Washington state several years ago,” Bernbaum said. “Since that time, we’ve seen a significant increase in fentanyl-related deaths statewide, full stop, for everybody. And we have also seen, in particular among very young children, an increase in fentanyl-related deaths that are, when we go through the analysis, so avoidable.”
This will be a very politically challenging discussion, but “something needs to be done,” he said. (PDN today)
How about stop enabling drug and sex traffickers and pedophiles and start protecting children? a free lock box from the state for a parents drugs (current practice)is a dark sick joke. Stop the drug traffickers and stop harboring them in PA.
Or just give out fentanyl with the other drug accessories and eventually the problem would be over. Instead of more law enforcement we will need a bigger morgue. Wow, I’m in a mood today. These child molesting mother fluffers walking free. It is the one crime, they say there is no rehabilitation for. Knowing that, what the actual _____ hell, Sheriff?
As if those babies stood a chance from the get-go...I know 2 families that adopted drug babies...it's a horror show...a few make it into 'normal' lives...most don't!🥸
And the headline on the local paper said the county is facing a 2.1 million dollar deficet while granting a million dollar grant to Serenity House for rebuilding an apartment building. Clearly, the Commissioners have no idea what they are doing....or do they? I wonder which one of their favored NGOs gets that money...and what 'expenses' are paid to 'staff' ?
Hey kids, stay in school. Math matters in real life.But not if you are a commissioner in Clallam County. Here’s the deal. Let’s say you have 10,000 but need 12,000 will that work out? No. But BOCCC thinks negative numbers have a fairy godmother who picks up the difference.
There are no Fairy Godmothers. Just tax payers and those that spend our tax dollars.
Don’t be an angry tax payer, be a better voter! Option: Angry voter/tax payer!
During the work session, they said they were built in the 1940s as a nursing home and then remodeled in the 1960s. I still think they could be used as housing instead of demolishing them. People live in them now. Aren't they better than nothing?
The new Serenity House apartment complex in Sequim will be near the intersection of W. Hemlock and 5th. The old Sunbelt Apartments will be demolished once Sunbelt II is built.
I am looking at the google maps streetview of the Sunbelt Apartments, and don't see what is wrong with them. Looks like a nice enough place to live. Looks like there is enough land to add a lot, without demolishing what is there. This just seems like spending money, for the sake of spending money.
They think they know exactly what they are doing...but destroying the community that lays your golden eggs isn't too bright...then they move on to the next victim!😎
It's very difficult to even think of voting for yet another tax hike in Clallam County. The past school levies which will result in three entirely new schools in our County have raised our taxes so high we are seriously considering selling our family home; we just can't afford to stay in this community we have been a rock solid supporter of for more than 50 years. While we MUST HAVE solid law enforcement that is supported by residents, without the will to detain, punish, and prosecute, will it be never ending? Unfortunately, many who have settled in the County in the past 10 to 15 years seem more willing to be caregivers of those who support those who do NOT obey the rules while asking the rest of us to constantly vote for tax hikes.
SueR, I'm not a conspiracy type person by any means, but it almost seems as if the very goal is to make people move. I ask, What The Hell Is Happening? Remove what little we have as a police force. Pour more money into encouraging crime? Accuse the aging population of stealing from our tax base? Supporting a tribe that is destroying the Clallam County Community? The arrows are pointing inward to who is running the county. It's very frightening and confusing. I'll hang in there only because I have the means, but it has to be a very hard decision for many.
It’s good to have the means, but deep down aren’t you frustrated by the position we’ve been put in? My forever dream house seems to be moving south of the county line.
The Port Angeles School District has about 208 teachers.
In the Sheriff’s Department, 7 wear generals’ stars. Not long ago, not 1 uniformed officer in Washington State wore any stars, and only 1 wore an eagle.
How much is the proposed JPSF, Joint Public Safety Facility, home for the Emergency Operations Center, EOC, and 911 (PenComm).supposed to cost? Needed? How about all our vacant buildings?
There's an Invitation to Bid in PDN legals today for the joint safety building, it says $12 to $14 million excluding sales tax. Last spring they were up to $22M. The current amount is still a lot of money but funny how they can cut a project cost by that much when they have to. I have to wonder what unnecessary items they planned on spending that extra $8 to $10M on.
Math is a mystery. Actually is so clear cut. Speaking of cut, who is getting the payola from this project. I read it in the tabloids, it has to be true. Everyone involved gets a little slice of the money.
Are the 3little pigs up for us seeing their bank statements?
How can these Commissioners look at themselves in the mirror? They probably can't because who they see looking back is a disappointing facade of a human being. I That's what I see when I look at them.
Denise, your comment reminded me of book, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" The story centers on what happens to Dorian after his soul is essentially extracted from the rest of his life and laid out on canvas.
God help one of "us" (Clallam County residents) if we inadvertently drive a few MPH over the speed limit or commit any number of other minor victimless infractions, but it's amazing that thieves and the most dangerous criminals from anywhere else in the country can come here to build their criminal resume~! HA~! How about THAT~! Is that a "policy failure" or a very intentional plot of the currently unindicted criminals within our own government~? The problem with calling this mess a "policy failure" is that dramatically violating all previously established common-sense government management procedures in Western Civilization can't logically be anything but intentionally doing harm... It really can't be a simple difference of opinion in crime prevention. I leave that for the good folks of Clallam County to determine... As an old American Constitutionalist, I COMPLETELY embrace the notion and critically important practice of society encouraging & welcoming folks to improve themselves~! That should be the universal American motto~!!! We ALL need to support people who truly want to live productive peaceful lives and leave their old problems & criminal past behind them. We have all made mistakes, many times very serious ones without even realizing that we made them, so all of us need to welcome those who are making the effort to stop their past anti-social and/or criminal behavior because doing anything less only fosters and encourages more & more criminal behavior. What motivation does any criminal have to stop his or her criminal behavior, if "we" (society) continues to punish them for their past behavior, instead of encouraging them to turn over a new leaf~? We need to restore America as the land of opportunity, as well as the land of justice, because both aspects are critical to achieve to have a Constitutional America. However, in the case where anti-social "bad actors" and/or criminals move to our community to continue their lives of criminal behavior, they need to be well aware that will NOT be tolerated. Importing criminals to our community and/or providing them with a new set of victims to harm, is obviously completely insane. Compassion must first be for those of us who live here who are doing our best to do so peacefully and without causing trouble for anyone... Oh, and as a side note, I am not so sure that by having more sheriffs in Clallam County that will hurt or help the good folks here, but I do know that it is all about the Constitutional quality of the sheriffs and especially their leader (management) that makes all of the difference in the world~! All Americans would be very well served if they were to research just how special the powers of the office of the sheriff really are in America, and how in many ways the sheriffs are the Americans BEST law enforcement and protection service~! Additionally, it should be noted that Washington DC, Hawaii, and Alaska do NOT have sheriffs, which is a HUGE problem that those who research the duties, Constitutional responsibilities, and charges of American sheriffs will see as deeply problematic~! So, as far as I know only 48 states actually have sheriffs. I am not sure about the American Territories, but I doubt that they have any sheriffs as well... The office of the sheriff is really a HUGE American Constitutional deal (subject) that ALL Americans absolutely must learn more about ASAP~!
I read that Sheriffs are the only governing body over County Commissioners. So they (CC) basically work without the important oversight of a boss. The Sheriff is responsible for code enforcement. Like the mess on Diamond Point Road.
We need a new system. These actors parts have grown stale. They are the has-been that won’t leave the stage. Think of the admiration they would receive to step down. I’d buy the pizza ! Jeff thank you for making us an informed community.
A little knowledge is a powerful thing! A lot of knowledge is what?
It's good to hear from you again~! You make a good case for looking into a "new system" and my first inclination is to suspect that may be a good option. As a "die hard" American Constitutionalist I know how brilliant The American Constitution really is, and most importantly that if "we" (Americans) allow any "new system" to replace the very system that America was founded to have, we do so at our own risk~! Of course, I remain open to the discussion of a new system or perhaps some commonsense material changes to our existing Constitutional system. Regardless of which path we take however, we will ALWAYS run into the exact same problem and that is all about the quality and honor of those who we allow into the positions of power that we have~! So, the greatest question that we all have is just how "we" (Americans) can do good job in selecting good Constitutionally minded folks into the positions of power and control within our government. No system will work with incompetent and/or criminal people in power~! I am all about "power to the people", as well it should be, but that does come with extreme responsibility that "the people" (Americans) have thus far failed to be capable of handling. We as a group do not make sure that our elections are honest and legitimate, we fail to identify & purge the most terrible and often evil Individuals from positions of power within our governmental systems, and with few exceptions we really SUCK at selecting the best Individuals for governmental positions. No "new system" will overcome those failings regardless of how great it is, and I have never seen a better system of government than the Constitutional one that we have here in America. Ha! You can have the best and finest ship ever to sail the seas, but with "Homer Simpson" as captain and a gaggle of "Beavis and Butthead's" as the crew, only disaster will be the next port of call~! Additionally, we absolutely MUST be extremely careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater, because the criminals of humanity ALWAYS lurk in the shadows ready to shove another absolute planned disaster down our throats at the first opportunity they get~! The sheriffs are in fact the most powerful law enforcement and protection officers in America, but they are only as effective as the quality of the head sheriff all the way down the ranks of the sheriff department. The solution that "we" are looking for is actually available in the C.S.P.O.A. (The Constitutional Sheriffs and Police Officers Association) and I STRONGLY suggest that ALL Americans look into that fine organization and consider joining it, because America desperately needs ALL of our sheriffs to learn about and apply American Constitutional standards~! The solutions of our problems really are just waiting for us to find and use them ;-) Have a great weekend~!
You are always spot on. Yes we really can’t create a better system than what we have, if it’s working correctly. There in lies my frustration. Your point about a better vetted system for candidates is one I could see being utilized. Doing the deep dig before they get elected seems so intuitive yet we let them present flyers or interviews with the best foot forward. As voters, we are left to speculate how this candidate will perform in office. Often to our dismay. Hard to protect yourself from liars. They are so good at it.
Maybe this communities that has come together because of Jeff and CCWatchdog, can hold the next group of candidates accountable to truth in campaigning. Some people on this site could find a web in any nook or cranny. God help them. They are on notice.
Yes, it’s not the baby that should be tossed but the bath water needs changing. You are very appreciated with your words of wisdom. Thanks for talking me back to reality. I would love to see change that has meaning and restores the founding fathers intent for the county, then the country. We need good candidates. No more junk in -junk out.
You are a gracious classy Lady~! I just bumble along trying to do my best with what little I have ;-) Ha~! Yes, the criminals in government management would test the patience of a Saint~! Over the years I have learned a few techniques that help to correctly weed out a LOT of politicians so that I could improve my own voting ability. As a Constitutionalist I make every effort NOT to judge folks unfairly, however I started learning the very real science of "profiling" when I was a young child because I became keenly aware of the value of sizing up an Individual. Like any other skill, the earlier that you start and the longer you practice, the better you can become over time. So, when I read a profile of someone running for office in an election, I treat the thought process a lot like Sherlock Holmes would (to use a good example). Where was the Individual candidate born, where did he/she go to school, what did the Individual study, what experience do they have that would make them good for the job or not so much, associations and clubs??? These things are "advertised" by the candidate as good things that they think impress folks favorably, AH, but many times they provide an insight into the priorities and beliefs that are VERY negative~! Disqualifying~! I would IMMEDIATELY disqualify a candidate who majored in ethics at Harvard and was a member of the "Green Movement" Global climate change cult with a he/she/they/it identification~! Yikes~! All of that SCREAMS corruption, insanity, and/or criminal Intent~! Their prepared election statements always give GREAT insight into what they are thinking and where they are coming from, even if it is ALL lies~! Remember, many times these serpents will say the exact opposite of the truth, and make it sound absolutely wonderful & believable except something may seem amiss~! Ha! We can NEVER go by the words, unless everything else about them fits their narrative... The good folks tend to say many similar sounding things, but their words somehow fit better with all of the other positive evidence. The best ones have a track record of not only words but of actions that definitely indicate their inner Goodness. Mimi Smith Devorak has been making excellent comments on The Watchdog for quite a while, and she has shown a spotlight on some of the serious problems that we have (especially in Port Angeles), so it is statistically unlikely that she is a local cabal rotten apple like many of the other ones. Another example would be President Trump absolutely destroying "The Swamp" and revealing all sorts of things about the corruption in government, the evil side of the big drug industrial complex, the federal reserve issue, etc., so the overwhelming odds are that all of the BS being constantly spewed by the media are lies and President Trump is a great President. Say, wasn't President Trump the FIRST President to EVER call out the criminals in the mainstream media? The "fake news" was it? HA! Boy, that took a LOT of guts because all of the other politicians kiss the medias butts ;-) Anyway, I am in no way telling anyone who to vote for, but strictly on the subject of picking the best candidates in an election ALL of these things matter BIGGLEY~! I don't just go by "looks" because that would be offensive to The Constitution, however sometimes the picture of the candidate also reveals important things. The image portrayed is an insight one way or another. I have to admit that one look at Mark Ozias gives me the creeps, because I see (Intuit) something very dark there~! It is just a feeling, Intuition, but given his years of unpleasant & dubious past performance it seems to be consistent with the wrong choice for our government... It is not important to go into details right now; however, "we" (ALL Americans) will eventually be discovering that there really are a LOT more evil Individuals in America and on earth than we would all like to have believed! In fact, as an old student of History I can tell folks that the old-world thousands of years ago that had REAL worshippers of Satan, Baal, the devil, etc. clearly have ancestors ("worshippers") to this very day. "Satan's greatest lie, was to convince good folks that he does not exist today"~! That is one truth that is REALLY going to shake up most Americans and folks all over the earth, because it is all too true and many have voted and supported these drop-dead evil actors~! I have. In fact, it probably would have been impossible to have voted in a major American election without voting for evil Satan worshippers, as difficult as that will be for many to understand today. The problem with denial, is that it is not very effective when it comes up against the truth. Look at the disaster America and the world is currently (at least optically) in right now? This isn't heaven, but it could be a LOT closer to it if we can come together to remove the rotten apples from our government management... So, what I am saying is that "we" (Americans) do actually have the ability to make better election decisions. We just have to give ourselves "permission" to be our own best independent Investigators. Lastly, it is a HUGE subject that is somewhat still classified right now, but God willing everyone will learn of it soon~! There does appear to be technology that has been seriously developed that "MAY" actually surpass "The Lie Detector" in proving the "Intent" (Intentions) of an Individual~! If the science that I/we here have been working VERY hard to understand and learn for the past few years is valid, and it sure could be, then "we" (Americans) may have the ability to spot a lying politician who was running for office~! Zowie~! Now THAT would be a game changer~!!! We are Nicola Tesla scientists here and we know that Humans are "electric beings" (the brain & nervous system, etc.) and Nicola Tesla was all about electricity & sound waves, etc. Anyway, about two weeks ago President Trump made history (again) when he retweeted some information on what is called "The Med Bed"~! That was actually an ASTOUNDING soft reveal, and the vast majority of people had absolutely no clue what happened. Ha! I think that is most amusing ;-) So, I have been mentioning The Med Bed to folks for years now because the statistical likelihood (odds) of that technology being true is nearly 100% and if so, it is going to completely change the medical industry for the better. VERY exciting indeed... The Med Bed is a medical diagnostic AND healing technology that is supposedly painless, very quick, and shockingly effective. It is supposed to work primarily on electricity and sound vibrations, and from what we understand it can "read" the Individuals Intentions (good or bad) based upon our "signature" which is unique and somewhat like a fingerprint. The REAL Med Bed technology is under strict US Military control, and the word is that it will be rolled out about the time the new American Treasury Notes (100% asset backed paper money) is distributed to folks... This month? This year? Next year? I am not sure, but it could be pretty soon... We will likely have to deal with what we currently have for the upcoming local election that we have in front of us now, but one way or another I am confident that these criminals in government are on their way out, hopefully for good~! Have a great evening~!
Great as always. You never disappoint. You are like the college professor that could speak to wide variety of students and each walk away feeling like the presentation was for them, personally. I had several while in college and I could hang on every word. Those people, like yourself make new ideas or concepts easy to digest. You are so well written, truly a gift with a big commitment, you’re a life long learner. Too bad so many people don’t have a passion to seek knowledge. I don’t know what I’d do with myself. My dad said we don’t have a natural defense against people that are professional liars. Hey, maybe we will!
I read every word of the voter pamphlet and truly agonize before I make a selection. I don’t care for political lifers. They get lazy and stale. Also running unopposed, maybe that position doesn’t need to exist. Some over embellish and others can’t be bothered to turn in a statement? What is with that? Anyway, boats tucked away and I feel really lucky that we have Jeff. Talk about perfect person, perfect timing. I look with a critical eye at what he writes, and I can say if you every fact check, he does not miss a beat. He is also excellent at just presenting info without emotion. I’m more of a name caller, but I’m working on it not being so obvious. Michael I hope others read your input. I can honestly say I am better after you share. You have a global understanding of politics but relatable to the locals. Happy Fall. I’m already looking at hotels on the Florida coast.
It is great to be appreciated, and you also do a VERY fine job exchanging your own ideas and thoughts~! We really are all in this together. Yes, the Nare-do-wells in politics create unhappiness and trouble for folks with good intentions and therefore they create an inhospitable and often combative environment for everyone. This is very intentional, because the more painful they make it to pay any attention to them, the more that they know good people will distance themselves from the government shenanigans and they can carry out their worst agendas unopposed... Anyone who has attempted to watch congress doing business for any length of time understands how excruciating that experience is ;-) Good God~! I know that as a Constitutionalist I have a lofty expectation of folks who desire to gain an elected position in government management. Ideally, EVERYONE who seeks a position in government, in any government, should see it as a "sacred duty and obligation" to not only do their very best to help that government serve the true will and best interests of the people, but they ALL need to do their best to protect ALL Americans at ALL times. So, when I see these low level "local yokel" hidden agenda driven thugs playing their obviously childish & insulting games of bullying, deception, and denial I also become angry like everyone else. Ha! Yes, I do admire those, like Jeff Tozzer and Jake Seegers, who can write SO well and remain amazingly objective without revealing much emotion or personal judgement~! I really do value that capability. I also do my best to control my personal emotions; however, I was born to be a "warrior" for Goodness (God) and being "hard-wired" as a traditional defender at not only the head of the spear, but also the last resort option to defend does not lend well to being "politically sensitive"~! Ha Ha Ha!!! The truth is that when I "call it like it is" and pull no punches with my words of criticism about the fools and criminals in government, I am honestly attempting to get through to them, so that they completely understand the severe gravity of their actions and inactions as our government servants~! I am honestly attempting to do them a favor! You see, if/when it becomes time for "us" (Americans) to take the necessary actions to hold these very people in government accountable I want and need to be personally positive that "we" have done our very best to properly communicate our warnings in VERY clear and unmistakable words. All too many times when these criminals find themselves sucessfully prosecuted, they have a desperate habit of claiming that "I didn't know" BS and I am COMPLETELY removing that option from them ;-] Then, when it comes time to administer justice, everyone is perfectly clear that reasonable patience was exhausted, and legal (Constitutional) notice was indeed given numerous times~! When I make the comment to "Cease and desist" it is no game and I am actually literally conveying legal, lawful, Constitutional last warning (notice) that only fools and the insane would dare ignore... It is just the absolute duty and charge of a real "warrior" to give more than fair warning, when and wherever possible, so that if and when justice is required it can be delivered without hesitation speedy quick ;-) This I have been doing for a great many decades, because I am really not "blood thirsty" or vengeance driven in any way by nature, but I know that eventually many of these criminals are definitely headed for an appointment with the executioner now because this is a declared time of war and treason & crimes against humanity definitely carry the death penalty option... Some may laugh at that and foolishly doubt it, but they simply do not understand the gravity and severity of this time in history, and they probably completely missed the fact that during his first administration President Trump did bring back hangings and firing squads as legal & lawful methods of execution in America. The real criminals of humanity definitely completely understand that President Trump is a VERY compassionate yet drop dead serious warrior himself and that is precisely why they have been ruthlessly attacking him since before he ever came into office the first time in 2017. Unfortunately, many Americans have grossly underestimated President Trump, and fallen for the obvious lies of the mainstream media and treasonous government clowns who have always understood that their own heads are literally on the chopping block because they know that what they have been doing is committing treason, crimes against humanity, and a shockingly endless laundry list of every other crime in the book... Ha! It should go without saying that the first people to know that they are committing crimes, are the ones committing the crimes in the first place, because after all that is the main reason for all of these closed-door meetings to begin with~!
Yes indeed, it is time once again for "us" to read our voter pamphlets, in an attempt to decipher the truth through the "government swamp gas"~! AKA; "The voters gas lighting gazette"~! One of the things that I do professionally because it is my duty, is that I actually read contracts and I can tell you that it is one of the most unpleasant things that I am required to do as a Constitutionalist and hopefully competent Individual~! It REALLY sucks, but I have always understood that contracts are what society has to deal with on every level and in every subject. Just one small word can and often does dramatically alter an entire paragraph, page, or writing (contract), so it is most wise to be aware that an enormous number of shyster lawyers, attorney's and other evil Individuals deploy "word-craft" exactly like witches use "spells" (witchcraft) to viciously trick and deceive their victims~! That is NO understatement my friend~! An excellent case in point would be well worth considering. The ORIGONAL "Constitution FOR the United States" clearly stated; "FOR the United States" and the 2nd fraudulent Constitution clearly states "The Constitution OF the United States" which in fact and law changes the ENTIRE meaning of the 2nd Constitution to trick Americans into believing that the federal government created the states, when it was always the states that created and empowered the federal government. This would appear to the novice to be no big deal because they would assume it was essentially the same thing. Nope! not even close ;-) Now here is another little "cherry" for you to enjoy a great weekend my friend~! President Trump's first baseball cap had "45" printed upon it, indicating that he was the 45th President. Later, President Trump started printing "45-47" on the baseball caps, which, when read accurately specifically means that President Trump was the 45th, the 46th, and the 47th president consecutively ;-) HA! Yes, US Military style signaling is really in play and often absolutely hilarious because it fly's right over the heads of the average Americans (as it is intended to do ;-) President Trump and the white hats have great senses of humor ;-)) Oh, and I understand that recently President Trump has been displaying a new baseball cap with "45-48" printed on it~! Baaaaaa Haaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaa~! I think that I heard a lot of liberal progressive heads exploding~! HA~! Is President Trump just trolling the deranged cult~? Perhaps that is partly so, however "we" (America) has already started the process of FULLY returning to the ORIGINAL lawful Constitutional "American Republic" that is based upon common law and NOT the Maritime/Admiralty legal system that was shoved down Americans throats in 1871 (See; The Organic Act of 1871). Therefore, if true, there is NO longer a two-term limit of Presidents that remains in force~! Ha Ha! Ain't studying law interesting~? Oh, how the sleeping sheep are going to "trip out" if/when they ever awake ;-}
I love your "boat bedtime story" Susan~! I can almost hear the "clanking" of the rigging - hardware against the sailboat masts in the breeze, and the calls of the seagulls, as the water gently swishes against the boat hulls at rest~! The constant "creaking" of the metal gangplanks, and the occasional sounds of footsteps coming and going from boat to shore.. Enjoy your weekend and unindictable "plot" to abandon our cooling community for the warmer climes of Florida~! Just think of "us" here shivering our timbers, as you bask in the warm weather of the Southeast US~!
Ozias comment “Please support the modest Clallam County general fund levy lid lift this November so we can maintain service across all departments, from SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES to PUBLIC HEALTH to COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT to ELECTIONS. The county has worked very hard to cut costs and BUILD EFFICENCIES, but without additional support from you, we will be forced to consider ADDITIONAL PAINFUL CUTS” — Commissioner Mark Ozias
This is not a comment, this is a threat to the community! His naming the very offices that protect us, is a way to hold us hostage. Instead, he could have looked deeper and named many other areas that should be cut WAY before our safety and security. That is called being part of the solution.
In the least, the County Commissioners should step forward and offer to take pay cuts so that along with the rest of us, they would feel the ADDITIONAL PAINFUL CUTS and not have other people feel the pain and devastation when they lose their jobs! We need more police not threats!
Commissoners, please review your job description: Below is a short outline of your Mission Statement and (3) of your Long-term Goals
https://clallamcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/537/Commissioners-PDF
Commissioners
MISSION STATEMENT:
Clallam County provides services as required by law or mandated BY THE PUBLIC. Through EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT of PERSONNEL and other resources, the County strives to provide the basic facilities and programs which promote HEALTH, SAFETY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS CITIZENS.
Core Values
• Leadership
• Collaboration
• ACCOUNTABILITY
• COMMUNICATION with our EMPLOYEES and CITIZENS
• Partnerships with industry
• Customer service
LONG-TERM GOALS:
Clallam County's Strategic Plan contains thirteen long-term goals: (Here are the TOP three)
• Keep Clallam County Government Effective
• Provide for the SAFETY and SECURITY of County citizens
• Improve and protect public health
I've never seen this. Good research, Jennifer!
They ignored all 1000+ petition signers. If the CCC want to hear from us they will knock on our door and ask us for our opinion.
Excellent!!!
Weird...I've never seen any Leadership, Accountability, or Communication with citizens, come out of any of our Commissioners for many years! Are you sure that our Commissioners have read their own Mission Statement?!?!?!
'Tell the people anything...it can always be changed later...that is of no consequence.'
Para-quote from Rothschilds' 25 Point Plan For World Domination.
These Kommissars aren't just incompetent narcissists...they are enemies of the People!😱
Could someone interpret this for me.
Clallam County Scrambles to Close $1.9 Million Budget Gap Without Layoffs
• by Radio Pacific, Inc
• October 9, 2025
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County officials are working to avoid layoffs as they address a projected $1.9 million budget deficit for 2026.
County Administrator Todd Mielke presented a preliminary budget this week, saying the shortfall—originally estimated at nearly $3.3 million—was reduced through one-time and recurring revenue sources, as well as spending cuts.
“If you had asked me six weeks ago where I thought we were, I would have said we were looking at eliminating the equivalent of 20 to 25 positions. I’m happy to say there’s a way — using a lot of one-time budget adjustments — that won’t require any reductions. It’s not sustainable, it gets us through one year,” said Mielke.
Revenue boosts include $549,000 from water project fund transfers, $200,000 in surplus property sales, and increased tax and fee projections. Spending cuts total over $1 million, including reductions in grants, labor placeholders, and software costs.
The proposed $55.7 million general fund budget includes $58.2 million in expenditures—up nearly 5 percent from 2025—driven mostly by payroll and benefits.
Commissioners are weighing six budget options, ranging from temporary fixes to cuts affecting up to 11 full-time positions. No decisions have been made.
Here's what I know:
- They are considering a "one-time" dip into reserves to bridge the gap. This puts off the hard decisions and kicks the can down the road until next year.
- Announcing that they are going to lay off 25 people, and then announcing they have done the hard work to keep them all, is just a way to pat themselves on the back and show the public how creative they are, like they are putting in the hard work. I'd guess that was always the plan so that they can pat themselves on the back.
- The $549k from a water project, I believe, was earmarked for the Dungeness Off-Channel Reservoir that is awaiting $30 million in funding from FEMA. With federal funding uncertainty, I think they feel comfortable bringing that money back into the general fund for now... but they could need it later if the project gets greenlit.
- I'm not sure about the $200k in surplus property sales. I sat through that, and have forgotten.
- Part of the spending cuts are to the Clallam Conservation District. They aren't funding them $60k/year anymore because YOU are funding them $2 million over the next decade. They call that savings.
Jeff, Thank you, now I understand (maybe)
A Shell Game
Confidence trick
The shell game (also known as thimblerig, three shells and a pea, the old army game) is a public gambling game that challenges players to follow the movement of a marker hidden under one of several covers (shells). In practice, the game is almost always run as a confidence trick that uses sleight of hand to transfer the marker between covers.
Easiest way to look at it. Robbing Peter to pay Paul. In a few short months, some other long forgotten and overlooked program will have a shortfall and they will have to find another "can" to kick down the road.
Teri, sounds like the "can" will be more taxes.
FAIL!
AFB, its not only an F, its an F-
It's called extortion, or if you want to use the political term, it's called quid pro quo. The Mafia used it very effectively for years by telling store owners that they would be protected from the thugs if they paid the Mafia x amount of dollars per year for protection. Granted, the Mafia was/were the thugs that store owners were paying the Mafia to save them from. It's quite ingenious and eliminates those horrible middlemen. As for the County Commissioners taking a pay cut...surely, you jest. They're working very, very hard to rip you off. Have a heart.
This is a threat! And Ozias IS holding us all hostage. Free pizza, anyone? “Please support the modest Clallam County general fund levy lid lift this November so we can maintain MODEST service across all departments"
Pierce County sheriff is mumbling the same as the council might chop his budget back also..
I think I saw Jimmy Hoffa in a crab pot. Whoa! got to cut back on the crown royal.
Crown Royal doesn’t solve problems but it treats symptoms, nicely. Plus the adorable bag doubles as an evening purse.
all the press about the possible layoffs is how they make sure all the county employees vote in favor of the levy lift. How can this county avoid excessive tax increases when govt is such a large portion of employment with salaries and benefits the private sector can't afford
Good article, hope people’s eyes are opening up. A friend of mine had an encounter at his elderly father’s house. His father lives off a road and down a private road along with 3 other neighbors. His dad saw a car down by his shop and told my friend. The friend went down there to find an Oregon car with a guy and women in it. He tapped on the window and asked what they were doing there. They said they came up from Oregon and was looking for a place to sleep. Not here you aren’t and in not such kind words get out of here. He could tell that they were druggies. Thank goodness he was there who knows what would have happened.
I find these people come down our private road at least 4-5 times a week and we have to chase them off. There’s to much drug abuse, stealing, and I’m scared physical altercations going on.
Citizens of CLALLAM COUNTY, please don’t take Ozias fear monger make you vote differently, the only way we can get to right the wrong is to stand up to them!!
How could anyone take a thing Ozias says as truthful? Go ahead threaten your own constituents. This is how far left of reality he is. It makes me mad that he gets paid. I think pigs have a higher IQ and work for free!
The animal not the officer.
Let’s put livestock in his place. They can grunt out yes or no.
I agree with you. I hope and pray that we get these idiots out of office
It’s got to happen. How can anyone feel like they are being served and represented my these elected officials.
I’m offended. And perplexed that Ozias just doesn’t give a sh** about how he is perceived. 3 unanswered emails to his office. Can’t even do the minimum and acknowledge I reached out.Another display of how little he cares about us.
There is a win win, but the politicians we elect will not get us there. The preoccupation with minority-ism in it's infinite forms, ( indigenous, darker skin color, female, ancestry, ethnicity, sexual deviancy, drug addicted, obesity, DEI, MWBE, LGBTQ+ etc. ), must end. In aggregate this futile pursuit of some utopian equality is horribly expensive and it is unattainable. The nature of nature is that we are all unique. We cannot and never will be all "the same". All of the investment in minority-ism can be moved to safety and security where it does and will protect everyone equally.
Exactly! We are individual humans not this that or the other thing.
You mean Right and Wrong? Extreme right-wing thinking!🤣
We saw a man waving a machete at Carrie Blake park yesterday. The children from the kids Orchestra noticed him walking through the band shell buildings. The police were called but by the time an officer showed up the man had “disappeared”. Stay safe Sequim……they are everywhere these days!!!
Erin, thank you for telling us about this. Putting the safety of Clallam County Citizens is on the bottom of the list and threatening to be the first cuts made is a breaking point! How could they let it get this bad? Why should children be at risk? Will it take a tragic incident to force the Commissioners to do their job? I'm ashamed they represent us, or rather don't represent us.
Exactly. And I'm worried that there are more incidents that we just haven't heard about. Our trusted news sources are limited.
AFB, above, Chris Clark just named another incident that seems to happen to TWO citizens. I don't blame the police, what can they do when they are underemployed, underpaid, under-supported and under careless Commissioners.
How many more under-reported incidences are out there?
The police should be shouting from the rooftops but it's crickets from police and sheriff!🥸
Is there any other than CC Watchdog?🐕
maybe the police /sheriff have a scanner?
'Scammer', did you say?🤓
I support law enforcement, don't get me wrong...but clearly we the people are and have been the only ones available when seconds count and police are (many) minutes away!
We are on our own.😎
https://www.radioreference.com/db/browse/ctid/2962
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1358295401005994/
They ARE doing 'their job'! It's to destroy our society and culture to make way for NWO agendas...none of this is by 'accident'...we are under siege and it's going to get much much worse, unfortunately, as the entire system is corrupt.
They are turning up the heat on the 'slow-cook'!😎
Is this the same guy who’s been waving a machete in PA for YEARS?
He is a living breathing walking problem= tax prop.
Are you following this?
"Ecology, Commerce sued by 2 WA GOP lawmakers over climate data"
https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article312418833.html?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=68e8227e8b82ca0001285fd5&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=Iwb21leANVD01jbGNrA1UOVGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEePscR6BvNuvGgmAwMACNuU6iY5hBhpIQz1NdsAkEnZ38CnnJDleEikKCWr28_aem_8kiuVAFaxlOEzfWYKkxKLA
Thanks. You are a good bird dog.
Woof
I hit em with an email.
My daughter described him as a 40-50 year old dirty guy who was large and husky, almost bald, wearing a silver chain and a gold chain, with an oversized Carhartt jacket where he had the machete stashed. He was walking down the breezeway when the kids were going in for Orchestra practice. He wasn’t mean or menacing to the kids but apparently was outside waving the hidden machete around enough to draw attention and a lady saw him and called the police.
Erin, that guy! Around my son's area they call him "krustyballs"
good grief...
Id rather get it straight to the chin with a punch than a machete.
Thanks John, I needed that to calm myself down ; )
Come on, man...!
Maybe LE should hand out business cards to the unregistered sex offenders they encounter that lists Ozias' address and just the words, "Free housing & pizza."
That way all sex offenders will have an address to be registered to.
Yeah, and then they won't be vagrants.🥵
Well, that's a good thing. Vagrants get away with everything. With an address, not so much.
Andrea, the dilemma is, ADDRESS=pay for pizza VAGRANT=free pizza. It could be a cliffhanger decision.
That's the best case scenario! Furthermore... make Mark pay the bill, as the person at his address would be responsible for it!
He should be able to house quite a few on his salary!
He'd probably just expense it to us, but that's ok, if they are at his place instead of mine!😜
I'd like to know which pizza establishment is getting all the business??
Westside in PA.
At least it's local and putting people to work. Vegan options, too.
AFB, me too, it must be some kick ass pizza. It draws people in from far and wide!
LOL. Lots of anchovies...yum
Great idea...I'll give them free rides!🤪
Sounds like we need to get a new prosecutor . Nichols is clearly not doing his job.
and a hanging judge.
How about just multiple judges running for office next time.... two of our sitting judges were appointed by Inslee. One is a "hanging judge" already, but he isn't logical, and he's all ego.
Which one is that?
BTW see Supreme Court started hearing a case on mail in ballots.
Good luck in your campaign! Kick sh!!
Damn Straight!😊
Never has, like so many grifters, just building that pension...wouldn't want to strain himself!😊
Let’s talk county budget. From the PDN:
“The bulk of the county’s money goes toward personnel costs. Payroll is at $29.573 million, or 51 percent, while benefits are at $11.639 million, or 20 percent. Other expenditures include $1.682 million (3 percent) for supplies, $9.679 million (16 percent) for services, $1.351 million (2 percent) for capital, $1.528 million (3 percent) for transfers out, $2.377 million (4 percent) for payment to risk management/WC funds and $392,000 (1 percent) for debt service.
“Expenditures for 2026 are expected to be 4.81 percent (or $2.647 million) more than 2025, according to the presentation.”
In other words, you have too many employees for your budget. Doesn’t that tell you it’s time to trim the fat, along with stupid crap like paying for a poet laureate???
Proof that governments are not for citizens, schools are not for children, and hospitals are not for patients. They are to take tax money and turn it into jobs for people who will continue to vote to take more.
The benefits are over 39% of payroll. I believe benefits are one of the big item destroying America, those with versus those without.
Not including benefits in their remuneration is a subterfuge used by our teachers and others like the Director of Clallam County Conservation District.
My rule of thumb: always add 40%. (I include the employer’s, the taxpayers’ share of FICA, Medicare, and other payroll taxes, which are for the benefit of the employee).
Thus, actual payroll is $41,212,000.
Don, you are spot on! ALWAYS add 35-40% of the stated salary to the actual cost of an employee, with the caveat that any pension portion of that compensation package continues on ad infinitum. Which is why so many municipal governments have found themselves in or near bankruptcy in the past couple of decades. Examples of this across the country abound ...
I wanted to compute the average per county employee, but search of county website produced smoke. Even AI couldn’t say.
I bet County Administrator Todd Mielke would know off the top of his head. Or you could ask him how many employees there are and divide that by the payroll. Here is his email; he's very responsive: Todd.Mielke@clallamcountywa.gov
Thanks, Jeff, but I’d rather not.
Is this it?? Average Annual Wage (Clallam County, 2024): $55,854
Covered Employment (Clallam County, 2024): 24,683 jobs
Where to find more information:
Washington Employment Security Department: Provides detailed labor market information and reports for Clallam County, including average annual wages for covered employment.
Indeed and Salary.com: Offer salary information for specific positions within Clallam County, though these are often based on self-reported data and may not reflect the total payroll.
Clallam County profile | Employment Security Department
Finance and insurance ($81,954) Information ($81,353) Management of companies and enterprises ($77,444) Professional, scientific a...
Employment Security Department (.gov)
Clallam County profile - Employment Security Department
Employment by industry, Clallam County 2024 annual average. ... Average annual covered employment in Clallam County was 24,683 in ...
Employment Security Department (.gov)
Salaries - How much does Clallam County pay? - Indeed
How much does Clallam County in the United States pay? Average Clallam County hourly pay ranges from approximately $20.66 per hour.
This is for all workers in the county not just county employees, but thanks, and compare the $55,854 to it when and if.
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Being on both sides of the table, most employees have no idea how expensive it is to keep them on the payroll. It speaks volumes about why undocumented workers are an on going thing. Employers need to let their workers see the numbers. I think most would be stunned.
Known as the "burden rate."
It's how they buy the 'loyalty' as not only the employees vote for the grift but their friends and family do too!🥸
So sensical! We could temporarily defund the govt but people are too afraid!
Can't fix THAT!😎
One county commissioner stated to me that his number one priority for our tax dollars is public safety. He shows this by rubber stamping every request for money that supports programs that seem to be undermining public safety. Free pizza to entice addicts to quit the addiction. Taxpayer funded housing for homeless and non-profits who make a living from perpetuating rather than solving the problems. The list goes on. Actions have consequences. Science classes taught me that any action has a equal and opposite reaction. Consequences need to be delt out for unlawful behavior. Vagrants (someone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support) should be dealt with legally, not housed in free buses and allowed, or encouraged, to take up space on our street, sidewalks, alleyways, store parking lots, parks, private drives, etc.. So much for public safety being the number one priority. Put OUR MONEY where your mouth is. Shame!
NGO's.......no problem, no paycheck.
I been saying these guys are insane...how much more proof do we need!😎
Re-election and NGOs that support them. That's their goal, the only goal of Kommissar Ozias and his fellow hoods. CC has sunk to the very low level of Chicago and Washington D.C. Voters who are clueless vote for these idiots? Why? Campaign contributions get their names 'recognized' and people vote the recognition not the facts. NGOs and the Tribe know this...
Apparently Antifa is getting a lot of funding from NGO's and NPO's.😱
Does anyone remember when Port Angeles was in the running for best place to live in the US? Back around 2015? Guess what happens when you point out the amenities, the weather, the diversity, and the freebies to the rest of the world? Yes...they find you and they stake their own claim. As an example, please see California.
Face it, Port Angeles is now one of the 'go to' destinations for the down and out, the addicted and addled, and those looking for a handout and not a hand up. Beautiful scenery and an oh so compassionate crowd willing to overlook your peccadillos and even forgive your bail. As long as you have a lack of police presence, a lack of prosecutorial strength, and a lack of common sense on your council, it will continue.
Point on!🥸
Some of you may remember a couple years ago or so, a local infant died in a house full of fentanyl smoke. There was also an infant death in Port Townsend where the baby was left with his addicted father in an encampment. In the PA council meeting presentation this week Bernbaum finally admitted WA has a serious problem yet doesn't seem clear on the root of the problem or what we should do about it:
“So we passed the policy that made it harder to affect separations in Washington state several years ago,” Bernbaum said. “Since that time, we’ve seen a significant increase in fentanyl-related deaths statewide, full stop, for everybody. And we have also seen, in particular among very young children, an increase in fentanyl-related deaths that are, when we go through the analysis, so avoidable.”
This will be a very politically challenging discussion, but “something needs to be done,” he said. (PDN today)
How about stop enabling drug and sex traffickers and pedophiles and start protecting children? a free lock box from the state for a parents drugs (current practice)is a dark sick joke. Stop the drug traffickers and stop harboring them in PA.
Or just give out fentanyl with the other drug accessories and eventually the problem would be over. Instead of more law enforcement we will need a bigger morgue. Wow, I’m in a mood today. These child molesting mother fluffers walking free. It is the one crime, they say there is no rehabilitation for. Knowing that, what the actual _____ hell, Sheriff?
Democrat sheriff...can't rock the dem-boat...it's a political position, unfortunately!😎
As if those babies stood a chance from the get-go...I know 2 families that adopted drug babies...it's a horror show...a few make it into 'normal' lives...most don't!🥸
And the headline on the local paper said the county is facing a 2.1 million dollar deficet while granting a million dollar grant to Serenity House for rebuilding an apartment building. Clearly, the Commissioners have no idea what they are doing....or do they? I wonder which one of their favored NGOs gets that money...and what 'expenses' are paid to 'staff' ?
Hey kids, stay in school. Math matters in real life.But not if you are a commissioner in Clallam County. Here’s the deal. Let’s say you have 10,000 but need 12,000 will that work out? No. But BOCCC thinks negative numbers have a fairy godmother who picks up the difference.
There are no Fairy Godmothers. Just tax payers and those that spend our tax dollars.
Don’t be an angry tax payer, be a better voter! Option: Angry voter/tax payer!
Why does any apartment building (that young) need to be "rebuilt"? They must have been built cheaply and not maintained. Who wrecked them?
During the work session, they said they were built in the 1940s as a nursing home and then remodeled in the 1960s. I still think they could be used as housing instead of demolishing them. People live in them now. Aren't they better than nothing?
maybe they need dishwashers...
They could get grants to pay low-income seniors $17.50/hr to wash their dishes for them...you wanna eat, you gotta work, you know!😱
Oh.... wait, which place is this? (I thought it looked like the budget apartments...)
The new Serenity House apartment complex in Sequim will be near the intersection of W. Hemlock and 5th. The old Sunbelt Apartments will be demolished once Sunbelt II is built.
I am looking at the google maps streetview of the Sunbelt Apartments, and don't see what is wrong with them. Looks like a nice enough place to live. Looks like there is enough land to add a lot, without demolishing what is there. This just seems like spending money, for the sake of spending money.
Don't ask them no questions and they won't tell you no lies!🥸
They think they know exactly what they are doing...but destroying the community that lays your golden eggs isn't too bright...then they move on to the next victim!😎
Great questions.
It's very difficult to even think of voting for yet another tax hike in Clallam County. The past school levies which will result in three entirely new schools in our County have raised our taxes so high we are seriously considering selling our family home; we just can't afford to stay in this community we have been a rock solid supporter of for more than 50 years. While we MUST HAVE solid law enforcement that is supported by residents, without the will to detain, punish, and prosecute, will it be never ending? Unfortunately, many who have settled in the County in the past 10 to 15 years seem more willing to be caregivers of those who support those who do NOT obey the rules while asking the rest of us to constantly vote for tax hikes.
SueR, I'm not a conspiracy type person by any means, but it almost seems as if the very goal is to make people move. I ask, What The Hell Is Happening? Remove what little we have as a police force. Pour more money into encouraging crime? Accuse the aging population of stealing from our tax base? Supporting a tribe that is destroying the Clallam County Community? The arrows are pointing inward to who is running the county. It's very frightening and confusing. I'll hang in there only because I have the means, but it has to be a very hard decision for many.
It’s good to have the means, but deep down aren’t you frustrated by the position we’ve been put in? My forever dream house seems to be moving south of the county line.
A little perspective:
0.8 x 80 = 64
That would make 5 Marine Squads.
2.4 x 80 = 192
The Port Angeles School District has about 208 teachers.
In the Sheriff’s Department, 7 wear generals’ stars. Not long ago, not 1 uniformed officer in Washington State wore any stars, and only 1 wore an eagle.
How much is the proposed JPSF, Joint Public Safety Facility, home for the Emergency Operations Center, EOC, and 911 (PenComm).supposed to cost? Needed? How about all our vacant buildings?
Other spending proposals?
Reinvest in night sticks, aka Billy Clubs.
There's an Invitation to Bid in PDN legals today for the joint safety building, it says $12 to $14 million excluding sales tax. Last spring they were up to $22M. The current amount is still a lot of money but funny how they can cut a project cost by that much when they have to. I have to wonder what unnecessary items they planned on spending that extra $8 to $10M on.
Math is a mystery. Actually is so clear cut. Speaking of cut, who is getting the payola from this project. I read it in the tabloids, it has to be true. Everyone involved gets a little slice of the money.
Are the 3little pigs up for us seeing their bank statements?
The militarization of the police has been rolling out for years, it's not great grandpa's police force, that's for sure!🧐
So you read the SG story "Charges filed for 45 students allegedly involved in senior prank" and really was there any punishment?
? No, no clue
How can these Commissioners look at themselves in the mirror? They probably can't because who they see looking back is a disappointing facade of a human being. I That's what I see when I look at them.
Denise, your comment reminded me of book, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" The story centers on what happens to Dorian after his soul is essentially extracted from the rest of his life and laid out on canvas.
Wonder what their portraits would look like now?
It would be like a puzzle with lots of pieces missing.
Totally pixelated !😊
Withery!🧟♂️ Zomboidal!🤣
The mirrors are in mourning with black cloths draped over them because of the loss of the citizens being fairly represented. 😢 sad
They see superheroes saving the Earth from humanity!🤣
God help one of "us" (Clallam County residents) if we inadvertently drive a few MPH over the speed limit or commit any number of other minor victimless infractions, but it's amazing that thieves and the most dangerous criminals from anywhere else in the country can come here to build their criminal resume~! HA~! How about THAT~! Is that a "policy failure" or a very intentional plot of the currently unindicted criminals within our own government~? The problem with calling this mess a "policy failure" is that dramatically violating all previously established common-sense government management procedures in Western Civilization can't logically be anything but intentionally doing harm... It really can't be a simple difference of opinion in crime prevention. I leave that for the good folks of Clallam County to determine... As an old American Constitutionalist, I COMPLETELY embrace the notion and critically important practice of society encouraging & welcoming folks to improve themselves~! That should be the universal American motto~!!! We ALL need to support people who truly want to live productive peaceful lives and leave their old problems & criminal past behind them. We have all made mistakes, many times very serious ones without even realizing that we made them, so all of us need to welcome those who are making the effort to stop their past anti-social and/or criminal behavior because doing anything less only fosters and encourages more & more criminal behavior. What motivation does any criminal have to stop his or her criminal behavior, if "we" (society) continues to punish them for their past behavior, instead of encouraging them to turn over a new leaf~? We need to restore America as the land of opportunity, as well as the land of justice, because both aspects are critical to achieve to have a Constitutional America. However, in the case where anti-social "bad actors" and/or criminals move to our community to continue their lives of criminal behavior, they need to be well aware that will NOT be tolerated. Importing criminals to our community and/or providing them with a new set of victims to harm, is obviously completely insane. Compassion must first be for those of us who live here who are doing our best to do so peacefully and without causing trouble for anyone... Oh, and as a side note, I am not so sure that by having more sheriffs in Clallam County that will hurt or help the good folks here, but I do know that it is all about the Constitutional quality of the sheriffs and especially their leader (management) that makes all of the difference in the world~! All Americans would be very well served if they were to research just how special the powers of the office of the sheriff really are in America, and how in many ways the sheriffs are the Americans BEST law enforcement and protection service~! Additionally, it should be noted that Washington DC, Hawaii, and Alaska do NOT have sheriffs, which is a HUGE problem that those who research the duties, Constitutional responsibilities, and charges of American sheriffs will see as deeply problematic~! So, as far as I know only 48 states actually have sheriffs. I am not sure about the American Territories, but I doubt that they have any sheriffs as well... The office of the sheriff is really a HUGE American Constitutional deal (subject) that ALL Americans absolutely must learn more about ASAP~!
Sheriffs matter~! ;-)
Sincerely, Mike
I read that Sheriffs are the only governing body over County Commissioners. So they (CC) basically work without the important oversight of a boss. The Sheriff is responsible for code enforcement. Like the mess on Diamond Point Road.
We need a new system. These actors parts have grown stale. They are the has-been that won’t leave the stage. Think of the admiration they would receive to step down. I’d buy the pizza ! Jeff thank you for making us an informed community.
A little knowledge is a powerful thing! A lot of knowledge is what?
Hello wonderful Patriot Susan C Bonallo~!
It's good to hear from you again~! You make a good case for looking into a "new system" and my first inclination is to suspect that may be a good option. As a "die hard" American Constitutionalist I know how brilliant The American Constitution really is, and most importantly that if "we" (Americans) allow any "new system" to replace the very system that America was founded to have, we do so at our own risk~! Of course, I remain open to the discussion of a new system or perhaps some commonsense material changes to our existing Constitutional system. Regardless of which path we take however, we will ALWAYS run into the exact same problem and that is all about the quality and honor of those who we allow into the positions of power that we have~! So, the greatest question that we all have is just how "we" (Americans) can do good job in selecting good Constitutionally minded folks into the positions of power and control within our government. No system will work with incompetent and/or criminal people in power~! I am all about "power to the people", as well it should be, but that does come with extreme responsibility that "the people" (Americans) have thus far failed to be capable of handling. We as a group do not make sure that our elections are honest and legitimate, we fail to identify & purge the most terrible and often evil Individuals from positions of power within our governmental systems, and with few exceptions we really SUCK at selecting the best Individuals for governmental positions. No "new system" will overcome those failings regardless of how great it is, and I have never seen a better system of government than the Constitutional one that we have here in America. Ha! You can have the best and finest ship ever to sail the seas, but with "Homer Simpson" as captain and a gaggle of "Beavis and Butthead's" as the crew, only disaster will be the next port of call~! Additionally, we absolutely MUST be extremely careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater, because the criminals of humanity ALWAYS lurk in the shadows ready to shove another absolute planned disaster down our throats at the first opportunity they get~! The sheriffs are in fact the most powerful law enforcement and protection officers in America, but they are only as effective as the quality of the head sheriff all the way down the ranks of the sheriff department. The solution that "we" are looking for is actually available in the C.S.P.O.A. (The Constitutional Sheriffs and Police Officers Association) and I STRONGLY suggest that ALL Americans look into that fine organization and consider joining it, because America desperately needs ALL of our sheriffs to learn about and apply American Constitutional standards~! The solutions of our problems really are just waiting for us to find and use them ;-) Have a great weekend~!
Sincerely, Mike
You are always spot on. Yes we really can’t create a better system than what we have, if it’s working correctly. There in lies my frustration. Your point about a better vetted system for candidates is one I could see being utilized. Doing the deep dig before they get elected seems so intuitive yet we let them present flyers or interviews with the best foot forward. As voters, we are left to speculate how this candidate will perform in office. Often to our dismay. Hard to protect yourself from liars. They are so good at it.
Maybe this communities that has come together because of Jeff and CCWatchdog, can hold the next group of candidates accountable to truth in campaigning. Some people on this site could find a web in any nook or cranny. God help them. They are on notice.
Yes, it’s not the baby that should be tossed but the bath water needs changing. You are very appreciated with your words of wisdom. Thanks for talking me back to reality. I would love to see change that has meaning and restores the founding fathers intent for the county, then the country. We need good candidates. No more junk in -junk out.
Thank you Michael!
Respectfully,
Susan
Good evening, Patriot Susan C Bonallo~!
You are a gracious classy Lady~! I just bumble along trying to do my best with what little I have ;-) Ha~! Yes, the criminals in government management would test the patience of a Saint~! Over the years I have learned a few techniques that help to correctly weed out a LOT of politicians so that I could improve my own voting ability. As a Constitutionalist I make every effort NOT to judge folks unfairly, however I started learning the very real science of "profiling" when I was a young child because I became keenly aware of the value of sizing up an Individual. Like any other skill, the earlier that you start and the longer you practice, the better you can become over time. So, when I read a profile of someone running for office in an election, I treat the thought process a lot like Sherlock Holmes would (to use a good example). Where was the Individual candidate born, where did he/she go to school, what did the Individual study, what experience do they have that would make them good for the job or not so much, associations and clubs??? These things are "advertised" by the candidate as good things that they think impress folks favorably, AH, but many times they provide an insight into the priorities and beliefs that are VERY negative~! Disqualifying~! I would IMMEDIATELY disqualify a candidate who majored in ethics at Harvard and was a member of the "Green Movement" Global climate change cult with a he/she/they/it identification~! Yikes~! All of that SCREAMS corruption, insanity, and/or criminal Intent~! Their prepared election statements always give GREAT insight into what they are thinking and where they are coming from, even if it is ALL lies~! Remember, many times these serpents will say the exact opposite of the truth, and make it sound absolutely wonderful & believable except something may seem amiss~! Ha! We can NEVER go by the words, unless everything else about them fits their narrative... The good folks tend to say many similar sounding things, but their words somehow fit better with all of the other positive evidence. The best ones have a track record of not only words but of actions that definitely indicate their inner Goodness. Mimi Smith Devorak has been making excellent comments on The Watchdog for quite a while, and she has shown a spotlight on some of the serious problems that we have (especially in Port Angeles), so it is statistically unlikely that she is a local cabal rotten apple like many of the other ones. Another example would be President Trump absolutely destroying "The Swamp" and revealing all sorts of things about the corruption in government, the evil side of the big drug industrial complex, the federal reserve issue, etc., so the overwhelming odds are that all of the BS being constantly spewed by the media are lies and President Trump is a great President. Say, wasn't President Trump the FIRST President to EVER call out the criminals in the mainstream media? The "fake news" was it? HA! Boy, that took a LOT of guts because all of the other politicians kiss the medias butts ;-) Anyway, I am in no way telling anyone who to vote for, but strictly on the subject of picking the best candidates in an election ALL of these things matter BIGGLEY~! I don't just go by "looks" because that would be offensive to The Constitution, however sometimes the picture of the candidate also reveals important things. The image portrayed is an insight one way or another. I have to admit that one look at Mark Ozias gives me the creeps, because I see (Intuit) something very dark there~! It is just a feeling, Intuition, but given his years of unpleasant & dubious past performance it seems to be consistent with the wrong choice for our government... It is not important to go into details right now; however, "we" (ALL Americans) will eventually be discovering that there really are a LOT more evil Individuals in America and on earth than we would all like to have believed! In fact, as an old student of History I can tell folks that the old-world thousands of years ago that had REAL worshippers of Satan, Baal, the devil, etc. clearly have ancestors ("worshippers") to this very day. "Satan's greatest lie, was to convince good folks that he does not exist today"~! That is one truth that is REALLY going to shake up most Americans and folks all over the earth, because it is all too true and many have voted and supported these drop-dead evil actors~! I have. In fact, it probably would have been impossible to have voted in a major American election without voting for evil Satan worshippers, as difficult as that will be for many to understand today. The problem with denial, is that it is not very effective when it comes up against the truth. Look at the disaster America and the world is currently (at least optically) in right now? This isn't heaven, but it could be a LOT closer to it if we can come together to remove the rotten apples from our government management... So, what I am saying is that "we" (Americans) do actually have the ability to make better election decisions. We just have to give ourselves "permission" to be our own best independent Investigators. Lastly, it is a HUGE subject that is somewhat still classified right now, but God willing everyone will learn of it soon~! There does appear to be technology that has been seriously developed that "MAY" actually surpass "The Lie Detector" in proving the "Intent" (Intentions) of an Individual~! If the science that I/we here have been working VERY hard to understand and learn for the past few years is valid, and it sure could be, then "we" (Americans) may have the ability to spot a lying politician who was running for office~! Zowie~! Now THAT would be a game changer~!!! We are Nicola Tesla scientists here and we know that Humans are "electric beings" (the brain & nervous system, etc.) and Nicola Tesla was all about electricity & sound waves, etc. Anyway, about two weeks ago President Trump made history (again) when he retweeted some information on what is called "The Med Bed"~! That was actually an ASTOUNDING soft reveal, and the vast majority of people had absolutely no clue what happened. Ha! I think that is most amusing ;-) So, I have been mentioning The Med Bed to folks for years now because the statistical likelihood (odds) of that technology being true is nearly 100% and if so, it is going to completely change the medical industry for the better. VERY exciting indeed... The Med Bed is a medical diagnostic AND healing technology that is supposedly painless, very quick, and shockingly effective. It is supposed to work primarily on electricity and sound vibrations, and from what we understand it can "read" the Individuals Intentions (good or bad) based upon our "signature" which is unique and somewhat like a fingerprint. The REAL Med Bed technology is under strict US Military control, and the word is that it will be rolled out about the time the new American Treasury Notes (100% asset backed paper money) is distributed to folks... This month? This year? Next year? I am not sure, but it could be pretty soon... We will likely have to deal with what we currently have for the upcoming local election that we have in front of us now, but one way or another I am confident that these criminals in government are on their way out, hopefully for good~! Have a great evening~!
Sincerely, Mike
Great as always. You never disappoint. You are like the college professor that could speak to wide variety of students and each walk away feeling like the presentation was for them, personally. I had several while in college and I could hang on every word. Those people, like yourself make new ideas or concepts easy to digest. You are so well written, truly a gift with a big commitment, you’re a life long learner. Too bad so many people don’t have a passion to seek knowledge. I don’t know what I’d do with myself. My dad said we don’t have a natural defense against people that are professional liars. Hey, maybe we will!
I read every word of the voter pamphlet and truly agonize before I make a selection. I don’t care for political lifers. They get lazy and stale. Also running unopposed, maybe that position doesn’t need to exist. Some over embellish and others can’t be bothered to turn in a statement? What is with that? Anyway, boats tucked away and I feel really lucky that we have Jeff. Talk about perfect person, perfect timing. I look with a critical eye at what he writes, and I can say if you every fact check, he does not miss a beat. He is also excellent at just presenting info without emotion. I’m more of a name caller, but I’m working on it not being so obvious. Michael I hope others read your input. I can honestly say I am better after you share. You have a global understanding of politics but relatable to the locals. Happy Fall. I’m already looking at hotels on the Florida coast.
Thank you SO much Susan~!
It is great to be appreciated, and you also do a VERY fine job exchanging your own ideas and thoughts~! We really are all in this together. Yes, the Nare-do-wells in politics create unhappiness and trouble for folks with good intentions and therefore they create an inhospitable and often combative environment for everyone. This is very intentional, because the more painful they make it to pay any attention to them, the more that they know good people will distance themselves from the government shenanigans and they can carry out their worst agendas unopposed... Anyone who has attempted to watch congress doing business for any length of time understands how excruciating that experience is ;-) Good God~! I know that as a Constitutionalist I have a lofty expectation of folks who desire to gain an elected position in government management. Ideally, EVERYONE who seeks a position in government, in any government, should see it as a "sacred duty and obligation" to not only do their very best to help that government serve the true will and best interests of the people, but they ALL need to do their best to protect ALL Americans at ALL times. So, when I see these low level "local yokel" hidden agenda driven thugs playing their obviously childish & insulting games of bullying, deception, and denial I also become angry like everyone else. Ha! Yes, I do admire those, like Jeff Tozzer and Jake Seegers, who can write SO well and remain amazingly objective without revealing much emotion or personal judgement~! I really do value that capability. I also do my best to control my personal emotions; however, I was born to be a "warrior" for Goodness (God) and being "hard-wired" as a traditional defender at not only the head of the spear, but also the last resort option to defend does not lend well to being "politically sensitive"~! Ha Ha Ha!!! The truth is that when I "call it like it is" and pull no punches with my words of criticism about the fools and criminals in government, I am honestly attempting to get through to them, so that they completely understand the severe gravity of their actions and inactions as our government servants~! I am honestly attempting to do them a favor! You see, if/when it becomes time for "us" (Americans) to take the necessary actions to hold these very people in government accountable I want and need to be personally positive that "we" have done our very best to properly communicate our warnings in VERY clear and unmistakable words. All too many times when these criminals find themselves sucessfully prosecuted, they have a desperate habit of claiming that "I didn't know" BS and I am COMPLETELY removing that option from them ;-] Then, when it comes time to administer justice, everyone is perfectly clear that reasonable patience was exhausted, and legal (Constitutional) notice was indeed given numerous times~! When I make the comment to "Cease and desist" it is no game and I am actually literally conveying legal, lawful, Constitutional last warning (notice) that only fools and the insane would dare ignore... It is just the absolute duty and charge of a real "warrior" to give more than fair warning, when and wherever possible, so that if and when justice is required it can be delivered without hesitation speedy quick ;-) This I have been doing for a great many decades, because I am really not "blood thirsty" or vengeance driven in any way by nature, but I know that eventually many of these criminals are definitely headed for an appointment with the executioner now because this is a declared time of war and treason & crimes against humanity definitely carry the death penalty option... Some may laugh at that and foolishly doubt it, but they simply do not understand the gravity and severity of this time in history, and they probably completely missed the fact that during his first administration President Trump did bring back hangings and firing squads as legal & lawful methods of execution in America. The real criminals of humanity definitely completely understand that President Trump is a VERY compassionate yet drop dead serious warrior himself and that is precisely why they have been ruthlessly attacking him since before he ever came into office the first time in 2017. Unfortunately, many Americans have grossly underestimated President Trump, and fallen for the obvious lies of the mainstream media and treasonous government clowns who have always understood that their own heads are literally on the chopping block because they know that what they have been doing is committing treason, crimes against humanity, and a shockingly endless laundry list of every other crime in the book... Ha! It should go without saying that the first people to know that they are committing crimes, are the ones committing the crimes in the first place, because after all that is the main reason for all of these closed-door meetings to begin with~!
Yes indeed, it is time once again for "us" to read our voter pamphlets, in an attempt to decipher the truth through the "government swamp gas"~! AKA; "The voters gas lighting gazette"~! One of the things that I do professionally because it is my duty, is that I actually read contracts and I can tell you that it is one of the most unpleasant things that I am required to do as a Constitutionalist and hopefully competent Individual~! It REALLY sucks, but I have always understood that contracts are what society has to deal with on every level and in every subject. Just one small word can and often does dramatically alter an entire paragraph, page, or writing (contract), so it is most wise to be aware that an enormous number of shyster lawyers, attorney's and other evil Individuals deploy "word-craft" exactly like witches use "spells" (witchcraft) to viciously trick and deceive their victims~! That is NO understatement my friend~! An excellent case in point would be well worth considering. The ORIGONAL "Constitution FOR the United States" clearly stated; "FOR the United States" and the 2nd fraudulent Constitution clearly states "The Constitution OF the United States" which in fact and law changes the ENTIRE meaning of the 2nd Constitution to trick Americans into believing that the federal government created the states, when it was always the states that created and empowered the federal government. This would appear to the novice to be no big deal because they would assume it was essentially the same thing. Nope! not even close ;-) Now here is another little "cherry" for you to enjoy a great weekend my friend~! President Trump's first baseball cap had "45" printed upon it, indicating that he was the 45th President. Later, President Trump started printing "45-47" on the baseball caps, which, when read accurately specifically means that President Trump was the 45th, the 46th, and the 47th president consecutively ;-) HA! Yes, US Military style signaling is really in play and often absolutely hilarious because it fly's right over the heads of the average Americans (as it is intended to do ;-) President Trump and the white hats have great senses of humor ;-)) Oh, and I understand that recently President Trump has been displaying a new baseball cap with "45-48" printed on it~! Baaaaaa Haaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaa~! I think that I heard a lot of liberal progressive heads exploding~! HA~! Is President Trump just trolling the deranged cult~? Perhaps that is partly so, however "we" (America) has already started the process of FULLY returning to the ORIGINAL lawful Constitutional "American Republic" that is based upon common law and NOT the Maritime/Admiralty legal system that was shoved down Americans throats in 1871 (See; The Organic Act of 1871). Therefore, if true, there is NO longer a two-term limit of Presidents that remains in force~! Ha Ha! Ain't studying law interesting~? Oh, how the sleeping sheep are going to "trip out" if/when they ever awake ;-}
I love your "boat bedtime story" Susan~! I can almost hear the "clanking" of the rigging - hardware against the sailboat masts in the breeze, and the calls of the seagulls, as the water gently swishes against the boat hulls at rest~! The constant "creaking" of the metal gangplanks, and the occasional sounds of footsteps coming and going from boat to shore.. Enjoy your weekend and unindictable "plot" to abandon our cooling community for the warmer climes of Florida~! Just think of "us" here shivering our timbers, as you bask in the warm weather of the Southeast US~!
Cheers~!
Mike